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Lindenwood Named To Phi Theta Kappa's 2023 Transfer Honor Roll, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

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Amber Fellows, Oral History Interview, 2023, Akaiia Ridley

Oral Histories

In this interview longtime Ypsi resident Amber Fellows explains her experiences with Ypsi Pride, sharing that she attended the first one in 2015 and helped book live entertainment. Fellows explains that Pride is needed, but she finds more solace in other parts of the community, noting that Ypsi is known for being a queer haven. She also shares her experiences with Motor City Pride, impacts of the pandemic on Pride, and reminisces on running a zine table called Fag Rag Zines.

Und Leads Implementation Team Meeting Agenda — July 6, 2023, University Of North Dakota

LEADS Implementation Documents

Agenda for the July 6, 2023 meeting of the UND LEADS Implementation Team. The agenda includes subgroup reports, discussion of the AFFINITY pillar, possible action items, and general discussion related to implementation planning.

Who's Publishing What: Augusta, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

From the author of Walking Home: Trail Stories, Celia Ryker's Augusta is a gripping historical fiction based on the true, against-the-odds story of her grandmother.

The Uk Museum Boom: Continuity And Change 1960-2019, Fiona Candlin, Andrea Ballatore, Jamie Larkin, Mark Liebenrood, Alexandra Poulovassilis, Valeri Katerinchuk

CCI Articles and Research

During the late-twentieth century there was a significant increase in the number of museums in the UK. Apart from the polemic heritage debates of the 1980s and 1990s, the boom in museums was not much investigated. Our project “Mapping Museums” collected and analysed data on over 4000 UK museums that were open in the period from 1960 to 2019. Here we present our findings. We show that the number of museums increased from around 1000 to a highpoint of 3360 in 2016, that the sector continuously expanded for 55 years, but that the rate of growth and closure varied depending …

The Weekly Challenger, July 6, 2023, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The July 6, 2023, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Gardner-Webb Senior Interns With Global Ministry For The Summer, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

As a summer intern at Trans World Radio (TWR) in Cary, N.C., Gardner-Webb University senior Emily White has received hands-on opportunities to develop her skills. A double major in marketing and communication studies, White is working with the Global Content Team as a content creator and social media contributor, assisting TWR partners in South Africa and Singapore. White learned about the ministry from her aunt, who served there 20 years.

Preliminary Data On Free Use Of Fruits And Vegetables Containing Phenylalanine 76–100 Mg/100 G Of Food In 16 Children With Phenylketonuria: 6 Months Follow-Up, Alex Pinto, Anne Daly, Júlio César Rocha, Catherine Ashmore, Sharon Evans, Richard Jackson, Mary Hickson, Anita Macdonald

School of Health Professions

In phenylketonuria (PKU), a previous intervention study assessing the patients ability to tolerate fruits and vegetables containing phenylalanine 76–100 mg/100 g without limit or measurement, found that an extra 50 mg/day phenylalanine, but not 100 mg/day, was tolerated from these fruits and vegetables. In a further 6-month extension study, we examined the effect of the ‘free’ use of this group of fruits and vegetables on blood phenylalanine control. For 6 months, the patients ate fruits and vegetables containing phenylalanine 76–100 mg/100 g without limit or measurement. Three-day diet diaries and the patients’ weights were collected monthly. Blood phenylalanine spots were …

Utility Of Seated Lateral Radiographs In The Diagnosis And Classification Of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Tariq Z. Issa, Yunsoo Lee, Emily Berthiaume, Mark J. Lambrechts, Caroline Zaworski, Qudratallah S. Qadiri, Henley Spracklen, Richard Padovano, Jackson Weber, John J. Mangan, Jose A, Canseco, Barrett I. Woods, I. David Kaye, Alan S. Hilibrand, Christopher K. Kepler, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Gregory D. Schroeder, Joseph K. Lee

Rothman Institute Papers

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.

PURPOSE: Our goal was to determine which radiographic images are most essential for degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) classification and instability detection.

OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: The heterogeneity in DS requires multiple imaging views to evaluate vertebral translation, disc space, slip angle, and instability. However, there are several restrictions on frequently used imaging perspectives such as flexion-extension and upright radiography.

METHODS: We assessed baseline neutral upright, standing flexion, seated lateral radiographs, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for patients identified with spondylolisthesis from January 2021 to May 2022 by a single spine surgeon. DS was classified by Meyerding and …

Book Review: Derviš M. Korkut: A Biography—Rescuer Of The Sarajevo Haggadah, Ehlimana Memišević

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

At the beginning of 2020, the Sarajevo-based publishing house El-Kalem, released a biography of Derviš M. Korkut, a Bosniak hero, to whom Yad Vashem posthumously awarded Righteous among the Nations on December 14, 1994.

Winston Churchill's words, with which the author begins the biography—that the Balkans produce more history than they can handle—best describe the difficult times in which Korkut lived. For Korkut and his fellow Bosnians, these difficult times lasted from the beginning of the 20th century to its very end.

The book is based on exhaustive archival research and reconstructs Korkut’s life very precisely, while the concise overview …

Cancer Cell-Specific Cgas/Sting Signaling Pathway In The Era Of Advancing Cancer Cell Biology, Vijay Kumar, Caitlin Bauer, John H. Stewart

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

Pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) are critical to recognizing endogenous and exogenous threats to mount a protective proinflammatory innate immune response. PRRs may be located on the outer cell membrane, cytosol, and nucleus. The cGAS/STING signaling pathway is a cytosolic PRR system. Notably, cGAS is also present in the nucleus. The cGAS-mediated recognition of cytosolic dsDNA and its cleavage into cGAMP activates STING. Furthermore, STING activation through its downstream signaling triggers different interferon-stimulating genes (ISGs), initiating the release of type 1 interferons (IFNs) and NF-κB-mediated release of proinflammatory cytokines and molecules. Activating cGAS/STING generates type 1 IFN, which may prevent cellular transformation …

Controlling Soil Erosion After Wildfire And Guiding Recovery In Southern Utah, Kristina Young, Kara Dohrenwend, Matt Mcettrick, Henry Grover

All Current Publications

Wildfire is a natural part of many ecosystems in the Four Corners region (Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, Southwest Colorado, and Northwest New Mexico). However, after decades of fire suppression, the intensity and size of wildfires is increasing. This fact sheet is intended to help those in dry, monsoonal regions understand what happens to land after a wildfire and explains the processes of soil erosion. It outlines factors that influence how wildfire can affect soils and plants and provides suggestions for reducing soil erosion when necessary. The information presented is relevant to both private landowners and public lands managers whose landscapes …

Responsiveness Of The Electrically Stimulated Cochlear Nerve In Patients With A Missense Variant In Actg1: Preliminary Results, Yi Yuan, Denise Yan, Jeffrey Skidmore, Prem Chapagain, Xuezhong Liu, Shuman He

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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Diocese's Petition To Consolidate Pi Claims

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

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State Taps Unh Researchers To Test Oysters For 'Vibrio' Bacteria, Jeremy Gasowski

UNH Today Archive

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Acceptability And Feasibility Of A Multicultural Orientation-Informed Focused Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Caregivers Of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Candidates, Jessica L. Cook

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Objective: The current study developed and assessed caregiver perspectives of acceptability and feasibility of a family-based multicultural-orientation Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) intervention for use with adolescents with obesity pursuing bariatric surgery and their caregivers. The intervention aimed to increase adolescent and caregiver psychological flexibility specific to adolescent implementation and caregiver support of health and related values-consistent behaviors. The intervention was iteratively refined to enhance acceptability among families of diverse sociocultural identities while ensuring feasibility of its implementation during routine interdisciplinary pediatric weight-management clinic visits. Method: Adolescent-caregiver dyads were recruited to participate in two intervention sessions during routine pre-operative …

Unveiling Ai Aversion: Understanding Antecedents And Task Complexity Effects, Md Jabir Rahman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has generated significant interest due to its potential to augment human intelligence. However, user attitudes towards AI are diverse, with some individuals embracing it enthusiastically while others harbor concerns and actively avoid its use. This two essays' dissertation explores the reasons behind user aversion to AI. In the first essay, I develop a concise research model to explain users' AI aversion based on the theory of effective use and the adaptive structuration theory. I then employ an online experiment to test my hypotheses empirically. The multigroup analysis by Structural Equation Modeling shows that users' perceptions of human …

Exploring The Heterogeneity Of Dopamine Signaling In The Rat Striatum, Rebecca Louise Chicosky

Theses and Dissertations

Dopamine (DA) is a neurotransmitter critical for locomotion, motivation, and reward learning and has implications in the neuropathologies of Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, and substance use disorder. The rat striatum, which receives the densest DA innervation in the entire rat brain, shows distinct heterogeneity at different anatomical levels, e.g., dorsal and ventral subregions, patch and matrix compartments, and microdomains. The previous use of carbon-fiber microelectrodes (CFM), a single site microsensor coupled to fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV), has limited the ability to view and characterize this DA heterogeneity. Furthermore, studies examining the effects of amphetamine (AMPH), a psychostimulant with clinical efficacy and …

Single Resolution Fund Grows By Eur11.3 Billion To Reach Eur77.6 Billion, Single Resolution Board

Documents

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About: Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgalden), Government Offices Of Sweden

Documents

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Exploring The Impact Of Eddies On Southern Ocean Biogeochemical Structure Using Bgc-Argo Float Observations, Nicola J. Guisewhite

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Southern Ocean plays a crucial role in global ocean circulation, and global heat and nutrient transport. However, this region is both distant and dangerous and is therefore largely under-sampled and understudied. Methods to fill in biogeochemical data-gaps include using limited in-situ data in models to output biogeochemical property estimates, but a number of recent studies have raised concerns about how most Southern Ocean models do not resolve eddies. Eddies are known to impact biogeochemistry around the globe but little is known about their impact in the Southern Ocean. This study examines temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrate, and dissolved inorganic carbon …

Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, July 6, 2023, Jeremy K. Greene

Clemson University Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter

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Norma Chinchilla Oral History Interview, Norma Chinchilla

Raymond College

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Adjuvanted Fusion Protein Vaccine Induces Durable Immunity To Onchocerca Volvulus In Mice And Non-Human Primates, Nathan M. Ryan, Jessica A. Hess, Erica J. Robertson, Nancy Tricoche, Cheri Turner, Jenn Davis, Nikolai Petrovsky, Melissa Ferguson, William J. Rinaldi, Valerie M. Wong, Ayako Shimada, Bin Zhan, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Benjamin L. Makepece, Sean A. Gray, Darrick Carter, Sara Lustigman, David Abraham

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

Onchocerciasis remains a debilitating neglected tropical disease. Due to the many challenges of current control methods, an effective vaccine against the causative agent Onchocerca volvulus is urgently needed. Mice and cynomolgus macaque non-human primates (NHPs) were immunized with a vaccine consisting of a fusion of two O. volvulus protein antigens, Ov-103 and Ov-RAL-2 (Ov-FUS-1), and three different adjuvants: Advax-CpG, alum, and AlT4. All vaccine formulations induced high antigen-specific IgG titers in both mice and NHPs. Challenging mice with O. volvulus L3 contained within subcutaneous diffusion chambers demonstrated that Ov-FUS-1/Advax-CpG-immunized animals developed protective immunity, durable for at least 11 weeks. Passive …

The Impact Of The Blended Learning Approach On Sustainable Efl Learning In An Egyptian Context, Wesam Khairy Morsi

English Language and Literature

The blended learning approach (BLA) is a popular trend in higher education because it combines the merits of traditional, face-to-face (FTF) learning, and online learning. This research aims to investigate the effect of implementing the BLA via eLearning on Egyptian undergraduates’ EFL reading and writing achievement compared to their peers’ achievement who only received FTF instruction. The study is qu- asi experimental. A total of 55 freshmen at a private university in Egypt were divided into two experi- mental (study) groups and one control (FTF) group. Students had a reading and writing pre-test before the treatment, and after the treatment, …

Book Review: Anthropological Witness: Lessons From The Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Suzanne Schot

Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal

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Newsletter, Spring 2023, Cedar Oaks Guild

Cedar Oaks Guild Newsletter

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The Timid Invasion: Behavioural Adjustments And Range Expansion In A Non-Native Rodent, Jana A. Eccard, Valeria Mazza, Celia Holland, Peter Stuart

Publications

Animal behaviour can moderate biological invasion processes, and the native fauna's ability to adapt. The importance and nature of behavioural traits favouring colonization success remain debated. We investigated behavioural responses associated with risk-taking and exploration, both in non-native bank voles (Myodes glareolus, N = 225) accidentally introduced to Ireland a century ago, and in native wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus, N = 189), that decline in numbers with vole expansion. We repeatedly sampled behavioural responses in three colonization zones: established bank vole populations for greater than 80 years (2 sites), expansion edge vole populations present for 1–4 …

Effectiveness Of Simulation-Based Case Studies In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Kesha T. Becnel

Dissertations

An ever-changing healthcare landscape requires today's nurses to have a solid foundation in knowledge and clinical judgment to provide safe care to patients. Nurse educators must implement teaching strategies that help develop the knowledge and clinical judgment that nursing students will need upon graduation and entry into healthcare. Simulation-based experiences have been shown to help develop clinical judgment when used as part of a clinical practicum. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of simulation-based experiences as a classroom teaching strategy.

Korean Immigrants’ Perceptions Of Library Services And Library Multicultural Programs For Asian Communities Before And During Covid-19, Yanghee Kim, Hyun Chu Leah Kim, Jihye Kim

Faculty Articles

This study explored 141 Korean immigrant parents’ use of local libraries to enhance their families’ social and cultural capital and adjust to the host country. We searched resources in Korean, and multicultural programs planned for the public and immigrants, Asian immigrants in particular, at two libraries before and during COVID-19. Parents reported dissatisfaction with library services because of language barriers (38%) and the lack of Korean resources (38%) and cultural programs (25%). Except for 18 books and 24 e-resources, no library resources in Korean were published after 2008. Before COVID-19, one multicultural program was offered for children. At Branches B …